Harworth Group (LON:HWG) Insider Chris Birch Purchases 88 Shares of Stock

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG) insider Chris Birch bought 88 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 171 per share, with a total value of £150.48.

Chris Birch also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, July 15th, Chris Birch acquired 80 shares of Harworth Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 189 per share, with a total value of £151.20.

Harworth Group Price Performance

HWG stock opened at GBX 170 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 180.02 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 175.01. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.88. Harworth Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 155 and a twelve month high of GBX 195. The firm has a market capitalization of £551.60 million, a PE ratio of 982.66 and a beta of 0.74.

Harworth Group (LON:HWG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, September 16th. The company reported GBX 3 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Harworth Group had a return on equity of 7.75% and a net margin of 52.25%. Sell-side analysts expect that Harworth Group plc will post 15.3212521 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Harworth Group in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Peel Hunt reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Harworth Group in a research note on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 210.

About Harworth Group

Harworth Group plc is a leading sustainable regenerator of land and property for development and investment which owns, develops and manages a portfolio of over 14,000 acres of land on around 100 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands. The Group specialises in the regeneration of large, complex sites, in particular former industrial sites, into new residential and industrial & logistics developments.